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Fractious Farming at the Furtrade Posts

Gardening was a common pursuit at the fur-trade posts from the very start, but that didn't mean it came easily.  


Stuffed Beaver with All the Trimmings

Christmas feasting in pioneer Canada was often a “pot luck” affair.


History In Deed: Stories to Recall, Repair, Rebalance

Joanne Hammond's keynote presentation “History In Deed: Stories to Recall, Repair, Rebalance” from the Beyond 150: Telling Our Stories Twitter Conference held in August 2017. 


Connie Wyatt Anderson Transcript

Connie Wyatt Anderson Transcript

Room to Grow

No matter where we have come from, we are all Canadians.


The Art of Reconciliation

Artist Kent Monkman won’t let us turn away from shame and prejudice.


The Bestselling Books of 2022 on Canada's History

Here are the Canadian-history titles most often purchased by our readers in the previous calendar year.


S.S. Baychimo Icebound

The Hudson’s Bay Company did not want to leave their employees a second winter without communication from the outside world whenever it could be avoided... so in 1931 an aeroplane was chartered for the most northerly commercial flight ever attempted during this era.


Black History in Canada

In this special issue of Kayak we are joined by guest editor Natasha Henry who shares some amazing stories and examples of the ways Black Canadians built and shaped this country. This is an expanded version of the 2018 issue.


Sourdough Thermometer

Many tales have become part of the folklore of the Klondike gold rush, and one such legend is the story of a “sourdough” thermometer.